Requires anyone convicted of a watercraft-related alcohol-related offense to complete a boating safety course.

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S2903C-2011 Actions

• May 21, 2012: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
• May 21, 2012: REPASSED SENATE
• May 15, 2012: AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 2903C
• May 15, 2012: VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
• May 15, 2012: returned to senate
• May 15, 2012: RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
• Feb 7, 2012: referred to transportation
• Feb 7, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Feb 7, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• Feb 6, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Jan 31, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Jan 30, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.138
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
• Jan 4, 2012: returned to senate
• Jan 4, 2012: died in assembly
• May 16, 2011: referred to transportation
• May 16, 2011: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• May 16, 2011: PASSED SENATE
• May 2, 2011: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2903B
• Mar 10, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Mar 9, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Mar 9, 2011: AMENDED 2903A
• Mar 8, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.182
• Feb 3, 2011: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

S2903C-2011 Calendars

Active List: May 21, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 16, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 21, 2012

S2903C-2011 Votes

S2903C-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S2903C

TITLE OF BILL:

An act
to amend the navigation law, in relation to requiring certain persons
to complete a boating safety course prior to operating water craft

PURPOSE:

To prevent alcohol-related boating offenders from operating a vessel
without first obtaining a boating safety certificate.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 -- Adds a new subdivision 9 to section 49-b of the Navigation
Law. Requires that anyone under 21 who is convicted of an
alcohol-related boating offense obtain a boating safety certificate
before operating a vessel.

Section 2 -- Effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:

Boating tragedies on Skaneateles Lake, Oneida Lake, and the July 2006
BWI death of Syracuse-resident Tiffany Heitkamp have demonstrated to
everyone that more stringent boating laws are needed in New York
State. This legislation attempts to move New York State's statutes in
the right direction by making boating safety a priority for New York
State's government.

Every summer, millions of New Yorkers enjoy New York's wonderful
lakes, rivers and canals.
They deserve to know that New York State government is doing all it
can to ensure that their aquatic recreational experience is enjoyable
and -- more importantly -- safe. This bill would address that issue
by requiring that anyone under 21 convicted of an alcohol-related
boating offense obtain a boating safety certificate before operating
a vessel.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S.2504/A.5510 of 2009-10; S.6658A/A.10074A of 2008 (Passed Senate)

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:


This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have
become a law and shall apply to violations committed on or after
such date.

S2903C-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                   2903--C
      Cal. No. 138

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                              February 3, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sens.  DeFRANCISCO,  AVELLA,  GRIFFO,  JOHNSON,  LARKIN,
    RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be
    committed  to  the  Committee  on Transportation -- reported favorably
    from said committee, ordered to first report, amended on first report,
    ordered to a second report and ordered reprinted, retaining its  place
    in  the  order of second report -- ordered to a third reading, amended
    and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third read-
    ing -- recommitted to the Committee on  Transportation  in  accordance
    with  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee,
    ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed
    by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote  reconsidered,
    restored  to  third  reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
    its place in the order of third reading

  AN ACT to amend the navigation law, in  relation  to  requiring  certain
    persons  to  complete a boating safety course prior to operating water
    craft

    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section  1.  Section 49-b of the navigation law is amended by adding a
  new subdivision 12 to read as follows:

    12. BOATING SAFETY COURSE. WHERE A PERSON HAS BEEN FOUND TO HAVE OPER-
  ATED A VESSEL AFTER HAVING CONSUMED ALCOHOL IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION
  THE HEARING OFFICER SHALL, IN ADDITION TO ANY  OTHER  PENALTIES  INVOKED
  UNDER  THIS  SECTION,  REQUIRE  SUCH PERSON TO COMPLETE A BOATING SAFETY
  COURSE OF THE STATE, U.S. POWER SQUADRONS OR U.S. COAST GUARD  AUXILIARY
  AND  SHOW  PROOF  OF SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF SUCH COURSE TO THE HEARING
  OFFICER OR TO THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
    S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
  have  become  a  law and shall apply to violations committed on or after
  such date.

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD03769-06-2